Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: Medailles de Henry IV.
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: Depicted four city views (Verneuil, Chilly, Arcueil, and Annet). Also depicted are ten medals relating to the reign of Henry IV.
Dimensions: Sheet 16 7/8" x 10 3/4".
Publisher: L'Honore & Chatelain, Amsterdam.
Edition: Annales de la monarchie Francoise, depuis son etablissement iusques a present, ou l'on trouue l'origine de cette puissante monarchie au dela du Rhin ... auec la vie & les actions les plus remarquables de ses rois ... le tout selon l'ordre chronologique ... Les medailles authentiques qui ont ete frapees sous les differens regnes ... depuis Pharamond iusqu'a la maiorite de Louis 15. Par M. De Limiers ... premiere .-troisieme. partie ..
Troisieme partie, contenant les medailles authentiques qui ont ete frappees, sous les trois races, & une explication historique de ce qu'elles representent · Volume 3. Amsterdam, chez L'Honore & Chatelain, 1724.
Date: 1724.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper. Bright period color. Text verso as issued. An original print taken from the discarded book Henri-Philippe De Limiers. Annales De La Monarchie Françoise. Amsterdam, L'Honoré & Châtelain, 1724. Pag. 26.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: right edge cut unevenly. Wears and spots to margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVIII C.